COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader ArabicMS_680 [677]
Reference Number:
Arabic MS 677
Parent Work Title:
Maqamat al-Hariri
Alternative Parent Work Title:
The Maqamat (= ornate tales) of Hariri
Creator:
Al-Qasim ibn 'Ali al Hariri, 1054-1122
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
13th century
Description:
The manuscript consists of 171 leaves and contains the fifty makamahs, with the usual Preface and Epilogue (where the author gives his name), but not the Risalahs. There are 131 coloured illustrations.
Language Code:
ara
Language:
Arabic
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Iraq
Item Height:
335 mm
Item Width:
250 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Mingana, Alphonse. Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1934
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2016-02-17
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2016-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval